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Pitas Pekan Pitas
Town and district capital
Shoplots in Pitas.
Coordinates: 6°43′00″N 117°04′00″E / 6.71667°N 117.06667°E / 6.71667; 117.06667
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Kudat
District	Pitas
Area
• Total	1,419.35 km (548.01 sq mi)
Population
• Total	895

Pitas (Malay: Pekan Pitas) is the capital of the Pitas District in the Kudat Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 895 in 2010. The local populace is made up predominantly of ethnic Rungus (majority), Orang Sungai, Tombonuo and Kimaragang descent, with a small number of Malaysian Chinese and other ethnic minorities. Due to its geographical isolation and the general unsuitability of the land for agriculture, Pitas has one of the highest rates of poverty in Sabah.

Climate

Pitas has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

References

1. "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
2. "Climate: Pitas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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